•Dr Jophia Gupar
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The Federal and State governments have been called upon to establish and equip cancer screening and treatment facilities in all the local government areas of the country.
This is to ensure early detection of the disease and save more lives from the terminal ailment.
The call was made on Sunday by a cancer survivor and President/Founder of the Pan African Young Women Development Initiative, Dr Jophia Nanker Gupar at a thanksgiving service in Abuja.
Having gone through the pains of being diagnosed with stage one leukaemia last year, Dr Gupar said it is imperative for all levels of government to improve on the country’s health care system by providing the needed resources, equipment and manpower in hospitals.
She said that most health institutions in Nigeria are ill equipped to handle the complex issues related with terminal illness especially cancer.
On her remarkable journey to recovery from leukaemia, she thanked God for her healing and disclosed that a combination of factors helped. This include early detection and treatment as well as healthy eating habits with support from family and loved ones. She commended the medical personnel at the Ife Facility, where she was treated and said they greatly supported her in the recovery journey.
Dr Gupar, who was hosted by family and friends to celebrate her healing prayed for a cure for cancer.
Among those who attended the thanksgiving were former gubernatorial candidate in Nasarawa State, Hon. Matthew Ombugaku and Mrs Nneoma Rochas Okorocha.
